Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A method for cooling chassis racks housing information handling resources, the method comprising: receiving a cooling fluid from an external fluidic source at a chassis rack housing an information handling resource; fluidically directing the cooling fluid to a first stationary rail included in the chassis rack to mechanically support the information handling resource, wherein the cooling fluid is internally carried through at least a portion of the first stationary rail; fluidically directing the cooling fluid from the first stationary rail to a first sliding rail included in the chassis rack, wherein first sliding rail is concentrically movable with mechanical coupling to the first stationary rail, wherein the cooling fluid is internally carried through at least a portion of the first sliding rail, and wherein the information handling resource is extendable from the chassis rack using the first stationary rail and the first sliding rail; fluidically directing the cooling fluid from the first sliding rail to a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the information handling resource; fluidically directing the cooling fluid from the heat exchanger to a second sliding rail included in the chassis rack, wherein the cooling fluid is internally carried through at least a portion of the second sliding rail; and fluidically directing the cooling fluid from the second sliding rail to a second stationary rail.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein fluidically directing the cooling fluid from the first sliding rail to the heat exchanger further comprises: fluidically directing the cooling fluid through a plurality of first fluid openings in the first sliding rail, the first fluid openings in the first sliding rail corresponding to a plurality of second fluid openings of the heat exchanger.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein fluidically directing the cooling fluid from the heat exchanger to the second sliding rail further comprises: fluidically directing the cooling fluid through a plurality of third fluid openings in the second sliding rail, the third fluid openings in the second sliding rail corresponding to a plurality of fourth fluid openings of the heat exchanger.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second sliding rail is concentrically movable with respect to the second stationary rail, and wherein the cooling fluid is internally carried through at least a portion of the second stationary rail.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the heat exchanger is fixed to the first sliding rail and the second sliding rail.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the heat exchanger is fixed to the information handling resource.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein: fluidically directing the cooling fluid from the first sliding rail to the heat exchanger further comprises fluidically directing the cooling fluid at a first temperature; fluidically directing the cooling fluid from the heat exchanger to the second sliding rail further comprises fluidically directing the cooling fluid at a second temperature; the first temperature is greater than the second temperature; and heat present in the information handling resource is thermally conducted through the heat exchanger and transferred to the cooling fluid.
8. A chassis rack for housing information handling resources, the chassis rack comprising: an information handling resource; a first stationary rail to mechanically support the information handling resource, the first stationary rail fluidically coupled to receive a cooling fluid from an external fluidic source, wherein the first stationary rail carries the cooling liquid internally through at least a portion of the first stationary rail; a first sliding rail concentrically movable with mechanical coupling to the first stationary rail, wherein the first sliding rail is fluidically coupled to the first stationary rail to receive the cooling fluid from the first stationary rail and carry the cooling liquid internally through at least a portion of the first sliding rail, and wherein the information handling resource is extendable from the chassis rack using the first stationary rail and the first sliding rail; a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the information handling resource and fluidically coupled to the first sliding rail, wherein the heat exchanger receives the cooling fluid from the first sliding rail and carries the cooling liquid internally through at least a portion of the heat exchanger, and wherein the heat exchanger transfers heat from the information handling resource to the cooling fluid; a second sliding rail fluidically coupled to the heat exchanger, wherein the second sliding rail receives the cooling fluid from the heat exchanger and carries the cooling liquid internally through at least a portion of the second sliding rail; and a second stationary rail fluidically coupled to the second sliding rail, wherein the second stationary rail receives cooling fluid from the second sliding rail.
9. The chassis rack of claim 8 , wherein the first sliding rail further comprises a plurality of first fluid openings, wherein the heat exchanger further comprises a plurality of second fluid openings, the first fluid openings corresponding to the second fluid openings, and wherein the cooling fluid is directed from the first fluid openings to the second fluid openings.
10. The chassis rack of claim 9 , wherein the second sliding rail further comprises a plurality of third fluid openings, wherein the heat exchanger further comprises a plurality of fourth fluid openings, the third fluid openings corresponding to the fourth fluid openings, and wherein the cooling fluid is directed from the third fluid openings to the fourth fluid openings.
11. The chassis rack of claim 8 , wherein the second sliding rail is concentrically movable with respect to the second stationary rail, and wherein the second stationary rail is fluidically coupled to the second sliding rail further to carry the cooling liquid internally through at least a portion of the second stationary rail.
12. The chassis rack of claim 11 , wherein the heat exchanger is fixed to the first sliding rail and the second sliding rail.
13. The chassis rack of claim 8 , wherein the heat exchanger is fixed to the information handling resource.
14. The chassis rack of claim 11 , wherein: the cooling fluid is directed from the first sliding rail to the heat exchanger at a first temperature; the cooling fluid is directed from the heat exchanger to the second sliding rail at a second temperature; the first temperature is greater than the second temperature; and heat present in the information handling resource is thermally conducted through the heat exchanger and transferred to the cooling fluid.
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July 4, 2017
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